Baltimore
D.C.-Area Bus System Is So Bad It Hurts Local Economy
WMATA needs a bus system redesign, dedicated bus lanes, other fixes, a new report from business leaders says.
October 11, 2018
Baltimore’s Super Quick Fix for a Dangerous Road
Using Jersey barriers filled with water for ballast, the city carved a safe walking and biking path out of a lane of car traffic.
July 16, 2018
Mad About Bike Lanes, Baltimore Fire Department Takes It Out on Advocates
One BCFD firefighter is facing assault charges for his attack on a city planner. But allegations of harassment and intimidation go beyond that.
July 10, 2018
How Fire Departments Stopped Worrying and Embraced Safer Street Design
As Portland built out bike lanes and pedestrian safety measures, fears about slower response times did not materialize.
May 29, 2018
Baltimore Invents an Excuse to Avoid Building Its Downtown Bike Network
They say it's about fire safety. But people are dying in the streets.
February 16, 2018
Baltimore’s Surprise Subway Shutdown: Larry Hogan Passes the Buck
While the Maryland governor prepares for a bonanza of toll road spending, he let the most important transit route in the state fall into dangerously poor condition.
February 13, 2018
Maryland Governor Larry Hogan’s Bogus Fiscal Conservatism Doesn’t Apply to Highways
The governor who killed a $3 billion Baltimore light rail project out of faux fiscal prudence yesterday announced $9 billion in highway expansions.
September 22, 2017
Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Needs Safer Access, Not More Flash
Light Street in Baltimore acts like a highway separating the Inner Harbor from the rest of the city. It needs a road diet.
July 26, 2017
Trump DOT Shuts Down Civil Rights Probe of Larry Hogan’s Decision to Kill the Red Line
The issue may be settled at U.S. DOT, but it's not going away. All five Democratic challengers to Larry Hogan's 2018 gubernatorial run have said they'll revive the Red Line.
July 17, 2017
Judge Issues Restraining Order to Keep Baltimore Mayor From Erasing Protected Bike Lane
Pandering to NIMBYs, Catherine Pugh wants to rip out a protected bike lane that has been in the works for years and cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to design and build.
June 13, 2017
